Middle Welsh

Preposition

y am

1. from around, off
   • Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet:

     Deu uarchauc a doeth i waret i wisc hela y amdanaw, ac y wiscaw eurwisc o bali amdanaw.

     Two knights came to take his hunting clothes off him and to clothe him in a golden garment of silk.

     A bwrw y bratteu a’r loppaneu a’r yspeil didestyl y amdanaw a oruc Pwyll.

     And Pwyll threw off his rags and his old shoes and his tattered garb.

Derived terms

• y am hynny ‎(“in addition”)